Here are the notes from the Altmetrics meeting:
docs.google.com/document/d/1_CpzYHp6TOapcEU6UM-KjX9DFLuad0sh80zCVXC1xS4/edit?usp=sharing
Jennifer Huck
- Title / Position: Emerging Technologies & Government Information Librarian
- Organization: University of Virginia Alderman Library
- Website: www.jennhuck.com
- Twitter: @huckcity
As an emerging technologies librarian, I identify, evaluate, and promote new technologies in the library. In past positions, this has mostly meant working with web services (e.g., library guides, websites, chat, staff websites). I'm new at UVA and I'm still figuring out the needs of this library and its patrons.
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30Oct
Category
Exploring Altmetrics
Altmetrics offer a new way to analyze the impact of scholarly research. I would like to explore what altmetrics are exactly and how are the being used. What tools can you use to track altmetrics? We can look into tools like Altmetric, ImpactStory, and PlumAnalytics. What are the risk and rewards of relying on altmetrics? What are the advantages and disadvantages of altmetrics, in terms of timeliness, impact of non-publication research outputs, and gaming the system? Will this change scholarly publishing in the future? How might individual scholars and their departments use and respond to altmetrics? I want to take this as an opportunity to learn and share about altmetrics and generate ideas for use and their impact.
You can read the classic altmetrics manifesto here.
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